Improvement in feuit jaes



B. B. WILCOX,

Fruit Jar.

No. 63,193. Patented March 26, 1867.

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Be it known that I, B. WILCOX, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven,and State of Connecticut, have invented-a new Improvement in Fruit Jars;and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and, the letters of reference marked thereon, tobea full, clear, and

exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute partof this specification, and represent, iii-- Figure 1, a side view.

Figure 2, a vertical central section on line 90 x; and in Figure 3, atop view of the neck-ring. I

This invention relates to an improvement in the manner of securing the.cover to the jar, and consists in-a divided ring, which passes aroundthe neck of the beneath a shoulder, and a yoke which, attached to thetwo ends of the said divided ring, locks the ring together, and-whenturned up over the top of the jar securely holds the top thereon. i v

To enable others to construct and'use my improvement, I will proceed todescribe the same, as illustrated in the'accompanying drawings. I

A is the and B the cover. The said jar is formed witha shoulder a aroundits neck, and beneath the shoulder two parts of a-dividedring, G, isplaced, and each part of the said divided ring forined with a projectinglug, d. D is a yoke, the two ends of which are perforated, so as topermit the two lugs'on the ring Q to pass therethrough, as denoted infig. 1-. I prefer to form the cover of the jar with a knob or raisedpoint in the centre.

The operation for securing the cover is as follows: Place the two partsof the ring C around the neck of the jar, insert the lugs upon one sidethrough one end 05 the yoke, as seen in fig. 1, then spring out theother end of the yoke, as denoted in red, fig. 1, so as to pass on tothe other lug; this is done while the yoke is nearly in the positiondenoted in red, fig. 2; then place the cover on to thejar with suitablepacking between; then turn the yoke up, as denoted in fig. 1,-and asseen .in black, fig. 2, the yoke being of such length as to press harddown on the cover. To remove the cover, turn the yoke from or the cover,as denoted in red, fig. 3, then the cover may be removed in the'usualmanner. In some kinds of jars I find it facilitates the opening byforming a slight air-passage throughthe cover. This'I form at thecentral point, as seen in fig, 2, and over the opening place a smallpiece of India rubber or other material, so that the yoke may restthereon, and securely close the opening. I I I Having thus fullydescribed my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is V 4 The yoke D and divided ring 0, incombination with ajar, A, and cover, B, when constructed and arranged soas to operate substantially in the manner herein set forth.

B. WILOOX,

Witnesses:

JOHN E. EARLE,

JOHN H. SHUMWAY.

